HIV/AIDS and sexual behaviour in high risk adolescents in the USA
HIV/AIDS and sexual behaviour in high risk adolescents in the USA

Author: Heino F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13:

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The epidemiology of AIDS and HIV infection among adolescents in the U.S. demonstrates marked demographic and geographic heterogeneity. Apart from gay male adolescents, the epidemic is seen mostly among socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents, particularly from minority (African-American and Hispanic) background who show relatively high rates of sexual risk behavior. The development of a body of theories, data, and techniques for systematic HIV prevention has yielded promising results, but there is an urgent need to increase the power and cost effectiveness of such programs.

KNOWLEDGE OF HIV TRANSMISSION AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG ZIMBABWEAN ADOLESCENT FEMALES IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA
KNOWLEDGE OF HIV TRANSMISSION AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG ZIMBABWEAN ADOLESCENT FEMALES IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Author: Dr. Loveness Mabhunu

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1493105787

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It is universally agreed that HIV/AIDS constitutes one of the most serious threats to human life in our era. The immigration of Zimbabwean people into America plays a major role in the socialization of Zimbabwean adolescents. Zimbabwean adolescents are exposed to the Western culture of sexual socialization, which is different from the African culture. The social bonds and traditions that used to shape Zimbabwean young people's behavior and help them make the transition to adulthood have weakened in the face of migrating to Western countries. The main problem is the transition and loss of cultural identity that affect Zimbabwean adolescents' knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission and sexual behavior.

Adolescents and AIDS
Adolescents and AIDS

Author: Ralph J. DiClemente

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1992-07-06

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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There hasn't been a resource to inform readers about the HIV risk confronting our adolescent population--until now! In Adolescents and AIDS, leading researchers in health, medicine, sociology, and psychology describe the risks to this vulnerable population. Divided into three parts (epidemiology, prevention/risk reduction, and policy), this comprehensive book addresses not only adolescents in general, but includes specific chapters on high-risk populations such as minority, incarcerated and homeless youth. The authors explore the data and theoretical underpinnings necessary for designing and implementing effective risk-reduction and prevention programs by approaching the AIDS epidemic as a social and developmental crisis that adolescents are ill-prepared to address. While proposing appropriate theoretical models for behavior change, the book also evaluates the effectiveness of various intervention strategies ranging from school-based programs to mass-media approaches and offers public policy recommendations for intervening for this population. Health professionals, researchers, policy analysts, clinicians, counselors, and students will find this timely text a valuable resource.

A Study of Adolescent Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Hispanics
A Study of Adolescent Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Hispanics

Author: Karla Artavia

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781267976895

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sexual risk behaviors and factors such as gender, grade level, alcohol use, and HIV knowledge and testing among Hispanic high school students. A quantitative study in which secondary data were utilized from the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The information collected was obtained for youth in Grades 9-12 who identified themselves as Hispanic-Latino. The sample size was approximately 3,555 Hispanic adolescents. The findings revealed a gender difference in that males tended to engage in more sexual risk behaviors than females. Alcohol use was an indicator for increased sexual risk behaviors. HIV knowledge did not reduce sexual risk behaviors or promote an increase in HIV testing. The findings may help in developing programs to address sexual risk behaviors and to promote a reduction in those behaviors.